Over six crore 77 lakh Income Tax Returns, ITRs have been filed for 2023-24. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT said, the total number of ITRs filed till yesterday is 16 per cent more in comparison to the previous financial year of five crore 83 lakh.
On the last day, that is
31st July, over 64 lakh ITRs were filed on a single day. It said, the department also received over 53 lakh ITRs from first time filers. The CBDT said, over 46 per cent of these ITRs have been filed using the online ITR utility available on the e-filing portal.